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http://www.opendatafoundation.orgOpen Data Foundation – FedCasic 2007 Managing data and metadata is challenging! We are in charge of the data. We support our users but also need to protect our respondents! We want easy access to high quality and well documented data! We need to collect the information from the producers, preserve it, and provide access to our users! Producers Librarians Users General Public Policy Makers Sponsors Media/Press Academic Business Government We have an information management problem

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http://www.opendatafoundation.orgOpen Data Foundation – FedCasic 2007 XML to the rescue! XML is driving todays web service oriented architecture of the Internet and Intranets Using XML, we can capture, structure, transform, discover, exchange, query, edit and secure metadata and data XML is platform & language independent and can be used by everyone XML is both machine and human readable XML is non-proprietary, public domain and many open tools exist Domain specific standards are available!

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http://www.opendatafoundation.orgOpen Data Foundation – FedCasic 2007 XML Solutions Producers Librarians Users General Public Policy Makers Media/PressAcademicBusinessGovernment Sponsors XML Specs Use our specifications and your will be happy! It will harmonize everything. Great, I can provide public metadata! Well documented data, here we come! Now we can talk to each other!

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http://www.opendatafoundation.orgOpen Data Foundation – FedCasic 2007 Lets use XML, but…. Producers Librarians Users XML Specs Which specifications should we adopt? How do we do this? Where are the tools and guidelines? ? Open Data Foundation

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http://www.opendatafoundation.orgOpen Data Foundation – FedCasic 2007 Selecting XML specifications A single specification is not enough! –XML specifications commonly focus on a specific area of knowledge and/or set of functionalities –Cannot answer the needs of all actors XML mappings between specifications are possible –Information can be converted from one domain to another and be carried across communities Which ones should we use? –Fit for purpose –Widely accepted and supported –Can be mapped to a cross-domain family

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http://www.opendatafoundation.orgOpen Data Foundation – FedCasic 2007 The need for Tools We produce data not tools! We dont have the expertise. We use data and software but we dont build tools! We dont have the expertise We preserve and disseminate data not software! We dont have the expertise Producers Librarians Users XML Specs We set specifications and standards. Tools are not our mandate Open Data Foundation

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http://www.opendatafoundation.orgOpen Data Foundation – FedCasic 2007 ODaF Vision Promote and facilitate the production and use of open data –Public metadata, high quality, fully documented, respondent protected, easy to find, accessible in accordance to statistical principles and legislations Foster a global harmonized framework –Facilitate the flow of data and metadata –Promotes dialog between all stakeholders Unlock the Data!

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http://www.opendatafoundation.orgOpen Data Foundation – FedCasic 2007 ODaF Challenges The technology is available today The right people are available today The need and the will are there The real challenges are: –Awareness / Understanding of technology –Change management –Content management –Coordination & Guidance –Focused resources and funding –Institutional commitment Learn for the past for a better future Its not about data, its about people

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http://www.opendatafoundation.orgOpen Data Foundation – FedCasic 2007 Summary Managing data and metadata is challenging –Solutions exist to make it easier and provide better information to unlock the data Adopt a set of specifications that answer your requirements and can connect across domains –DDI, SDMX, ISO 11179, Dublin Core, ISO 19115 Promote the use and development of open tools, do not work in isolation, get the appropriate expertise –Open Data Foundation

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